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H World Group (HTHT) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?

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H World Group Limited (HTHT - Free Report) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2023 results on Mar 20. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14.3%.

Q4 Estimates

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2024 earnings is pegged at 31 cents, up 616.7% year over year. In the past 30 days, estimate revisions have been unchanged. In the last reported quarter, HTHT registered a loss of 6 cents. The consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $760 million, suggesting a 41.5% increase from that posted a year ago.

Factors to Note

The company’s fourth-quarter 2024 performance is likely to have been aided by the sustained recovery in both leisure and business travel demand. Expansion efforts, robust ADR and RevPAR growth are likely to have aided the top line.

In January, H World Group reported fourth-quarter 2024 preliminary results. For its Legacy-Huazhu division, RevPAR in the fourth quarter of 2023 reached 120% from that reported in 2019, bolstered by ongoing increases in demand from both leisure and business travelers. Analyzing the monthly details, its RevPAR in October, November and December of 2023 achieved 120%, 117%, and 123% of the 2019 reported figures, respectively. Over the entirety of 2023, RevPAR attained 122% of the level recorded in 2019. Growth in RevPAR throughout 2023 was mainly attributable to an increase in the ADR, alongside a steady uplift in occupancy rates.

What Our Model Says

Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for H World Group this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that is not the case here.

Earnings ESP: HTHT has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Zacks Rank: HTHT carries a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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